Lucas Lepri’s Triumphant Journey to Lightweight Gold
Jun 11, 2016BJJEE
Last year Michael Langhi reigned over Lightweights in the Walter Pyramid Arena. This year his journey was cut short in the quarter finals by Gabriel Rollo. But the spotlight was on his...
Michelle Nicolini Says Goodbye to BJJ Competitions
Jun 06, 2016BJJEE
One of the most decorated athletes (both male and female) in BJJ has announced she will not be competing anymore. The 8x World champion announced prior to Worlds 2016 that this will be her last...
Results: 2016 IBJJF Worlds: Return of King Buchecha
Jun 06, 2016BJJEE
1 year after suffering a horrific knee injury at the 2015 Worlds, Marcus Buchecha Almeida made a triumphant return to Jiu-Jitsu by winning his weight class and the open weight. He defeated the...
Results: 2016 IBJJF World Championships
Jun 06, 2016BJJEE
1 year after suffering a horrific knee injury at the 2015 Worlds, Marcus Buchecha Almeida made a triumphant return to Jiu-Jitsu by winning his weight class and the open weight. He defeated the...
Training Report: Arete BJJ Academy in Bangkok, Thailand
Apr 26, 2016BJJEE
Guest post by Christian Wighus, a blue belt under Eduardo ”Teta” Rios at Frontline Academy in Oslo, Norway. You can read a training report done about Frontline Academy here, and please...
Training Report: Guigo BJJ Academy in Haugesund, Norway
Mar 23, 2016BJJEE
Guest post by Colin Leigh, a Canadian living in Riga, Latvia. He is a white belt under Vladislavs Čerņavskis, training at LEWC- Giudici BJJ in Riga. Colin trains at least 5 times a week and...
5 International BJJ Brands That You May Find Interesting
Feb 24, 2016BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is worldwide sport nowadays. There are many companies from different countries. Gear is often similar to each other. What distinguishes one company from another? What is so...
Life Of A BJJ Competitor In A Series Of Funny Animated GIFs Part 2
Jan 30, 2016BJJEE
Photo: William Burkhardt of BJJ Pix Being a BJJ competitor is tough, it’s about balancing all aspects of your life: BJJ Training, strength & conditioning, diet, social life etc..We...
Jean Machado: Funniest Brazilian Expressions!
Nov 04, 2015BJJEE
If you have had the pleasure of training in Brazil or had a Brazilian instructor, chances are that you may have heard many of these expressions and phrases. Even if you didn’t,...
ADCC 2015: Day 1 Recap & Results
Aug 29, 2015BJJEE
Here is the recap of Saturday’s action. Sunday will be the Semis and Finals, the open weight as well as the superfight between Cyborg and Andre Galvao. Make sure to support the sport and...
DVD Review: Spider Guard Masterclass by Elliott Bayev & Stephen Kesting
Aug 27, 2015BJJEE
By Guillaume (Gile) Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. When I was sent a copy of the ‘Spider Guard Masterclass!‘ by Elliott...
BJJ Euro Trip Part1: Corvos BJJ Academy in Istanbul, Turkey
Jul 27, 2015BJJEE
By Guillaume (Gile) Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. I had planned my mini Euro BJJ tour for months. I could only take a week off...
Emilia’s Training Diary Week #2: Enjoying the Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle in Southern Spain
Jul 27, 2015BJJEE
Written by Emilia Tuukkanen, BJJ Brown belt, BJJ&Nogi European Champion from Finland, living and training in southern Spain. In this now weekly blog post, she will detail her...
Emilia’s Training Diary: Enjoying the Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle in Southern Spain
Jul 20, 2015BJJEE
Written by Emilia Tuukkanen, BJJ Brown belt, BJJ&Nogi European Champion from Finland, living and training in southern Spain. In this now weekly blog post, she will detail her...
Review: Saulo & Xande Ribeiro’s BJJ Library, Online Training Program
Nov 04, 2014BJJEE
By Guillaume “Gile” Huni When it comes to supplementing my game with online or video instruction, I’m very picky about what I will look at. Youtube seems to...
Interview with Turkey’s Mert Berberoglu of Ankara BJJ
Oct 06, 2014BJJEE
Mert Berberoglu is BJJ purple belt and instructor at Ankara BJJ (affiliated with Corvos). He started practicing BJJ together with his instructor Eren Anlar in the year 2008 and founded...
PLAY BY PLAY: 2014 IBJJF Worlds + Results (Sunday June1st)
Jun 01, 2014BJJEE
The 2014 IBJJF World championships take place at the Long Beach pyramid in California. The Worlds is the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the year. You can follow it by live streaming...
Sam Kaye On His Project ‘Disabled BJJ UK’ & Getting More Disabled People To Train Jiu-Jitsu
May 09, 2014BJJEE
Sam Kaye has come up with a great project: Disabled BJJ UK. His goal is develop Jiu-Jitsu among disabled people and organize a disabled BJJ tournament. He spoke to BJJ Eastern Europe...
WPJJC Trials Sao Paulo results & Review: New Generation Takes Over
Jan 19, 2014BJJEE
The World Pro JJ Sao Paulo trials was held on Saturday the 18th of January in São Paulo, Brazil. The event drew a lot of stars in the audience, such as Marcio Pe de Pano, Rodolfo Vieira, Leandro...
Seminar Report: Serbian BJJ Community Humanitarian Seminar For Philippines Typhoon Victims
Nov 25, 2013BJJEE
On Sunday November 24, in Belgrade, Serbia a humanitarian seminar for the victims of typhoon Haiyan was held. This seminar was attended by members of the Serbian BJJ/grappling community from all the...
Copa Podio: Felipe ‘Preguica’ Wins Middleweight GP, Clark Gracie Clarkoplatas His Way To Victory, Leandro Lo Beats Calansans.
Sep 09, 2013BJJEE
Felipe “Preguica” Pena was crowned champion of the Copa Podio middleweight event held on Sunday, September 8th, 2013 at the Tijuca Tennis Club in Rio de Janeiro. The Gracie Barra BH...
Carlson Gracie Essex Head Instructor, Alain Pozo On His BJJ Travels, His Academies In The UK & His Dedication To His Students
Aug 02, 2013BJJEE
Alain Pozo has been training BJJ and No Gi grappling for over 16 years. In this time, the sport has brought to train from his native Brazil to the US and to finally settle in the UK. He leads the...
Clark Gracie On Competing: “I Don’t Care As Much About The Victory, I Just Enjoy The Battle…”
Jun 18, 2013BJJEE
Clark Gracie talked about what pushes him to compete in an interview with Pantarei.fr: PR : In a past interview you said that you only started to compete when you were a purple belt. Can you explain...
Buchecha Reigns Supreme At 2013 Worlds, Big Upsets At Black Belts. Full Recap.
Jun 03, 2013BJJEE
The 2013 Worlds were very exciting. Big upsets happened at most belts: The Mendes brother who made a habit of winning everything didn’t take the gold this time, Caio Terra finally finally beat...
